Somewhere between the living room and the kitchen I had a thought…  maybe the paint fumes played a big role in this, but I started to wonder where I could find a pure white semi-gloss that I can apply to my life with the same amazingly satisfying results.

You see, just one quick stroke of pure white semi-gloss paint on my baseboards covered up all of the smudges, wood putty and the bruises from the vacuum.   All it took me was about 90 minutes and now my baseboards are one solid shade of bright, white, goodness.

So what’s my point?  I think we all have quite a few versions of pure white semi-gloss at our fingertips just waiting for us to crack them open and apply to our lives.  Maybe you can find your’s at our upcoming Association New Media Summit, a Peach Knowledge Community webinar or maybe it’s just that “phenominal” book you bought 6 months ago…  Whatever it is for you – I encourage you to find it, crack open the can and get to painting!

The 2010 New Media Summit will take place on June 8th in the Association of Fundraising  Professionals’ Training Center in Arlington, VA.  We’ll welcome in person attendees as well as live webcast attendees from all over the nation for this fun day of collaboration.  We’ve lined up some great presenters and contributors for the day including association executives just like you, Jeff De Cagna of Principled Innovation, Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish, and other association technology experts.

Our goal for the day is to foster a conversation – to allow us each to contribute and learn from each other about what works, what doesn’t, and what we can do tomorrow to lead our organizations to success.  Some of the topics we’ll cover throughout the day include:

• What’s hot now in online learning and what are the upcoming trends?
• How mobile and portable devices fit into the 21st century association.
• How does new media change our role from “educator” to “curator”?
• A “three is the magic number” framework and how to implement it in your association.
• What revenue generating opportunities are available via online learning programs?

To find out the answers to these questions and more, make plans to join us on June 8th.  I look forward to seeing you there… in person or online!